Thanks a bunch! Just did this, and got 29 (my pockets full plus net) in about an hour and a half. Could have done it quicker if I didn’t have to learn how to catch them properly. Did this on a normal island with fruit trees and no cliffs. 
Turn islands into tarantula island
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Shirohibiki
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no, you end up back at the dock near the plane, then you can just go back to where you were before iirc
claracampanelli
Senior Member
i did this and got no tarantulas lol and i stayed at the island for about an hour.
my island had a lot of crickets and those don't go away if you run.
also it had a pond in the middle, maybe that was the problem?
so i just went fishing and got some good fish.
my island had a lot of crickets and those don't go away if you run.
also it had a pond in the middle, maybe that was the problem?
so i just went fishing and got some good fish.
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I tried this on two different islands tonight - a regular island and a bamboo island. Even with clearing everything off and chasing the other bugs that spawned away it just didn't work that well for me. Both islands I got 2 tarantulas. It took so long to clear the island and used up so much durability on my tools, and then the tarantulas just weren't spawning enough... I honestly don't think this is really worth bothering with unless you find an island that specifically spawns tarantulas a lot.
Exactly my problem
I think the pond is the draw of these islands and that’s why they didn’t spawn. Boo.
SweetSpark
Senior Member
I did this tonight with an island made up of entirely cliffs, it worked really well.
I got spawns pretty quickly, and left with a full inventory of spiders.
It was really annoying to have to keep climbing up and back down the cliffs though, and I probably could have finished it faster if I didn't get bit so much.
I got spawns pretty quickly, and left with a full inventory of spiders.
It was really annoying to have to keep climbing up and back down the cliffs though, and I probably could have finished it faster if I didn't get bit so much.
I finally found a tarantula island and I used the 4 hole trick
It was way faster with way less bites.
SweetSpark
Senior Member
I have not found the actual tarantula island yet!
4 hole trick? That sounds new to me, what is it?
SweetSpark
Senior Member
Oh, my island was raining, I did forget to mention that.
Maybe that's why I had decent luck.
I have not found the actual tarantula island yet!
4 hole trick? That sounds new to me, what is it?
Here you go. It’s a time saver for sure
https://www.reddit.com/r/ac_newhorizons/comments/fntmso/winning_tarantula_island/
Paperboy012305
Maining Male Villager since 2015
Another thing to take note of is that you should dig holes around the island like in this video below:
[video]https://streamable.com/to00w[/video]
Doing that will get those tarantulas inside those enclosed spaces where they can't harm you. Also, unlike Wild World onwards, in this game, they can't jump over holes. So unless you accidentally jump over the holes, they can't bite you.
Also, make sure they don't walk towards the holes, they'll disappear if they do. Its recommended that you take your net out the second you see them, swing your net and wait at the right moment to swing your net again to catch them.
To prove this method is definitely worth your while, I also have found 2 tarantulas in the same enclosed space while doing this: ("Disclaimer!" that won't happen all the time)
[video]https://streamable.com/ypvdm[/video]
It should also be noted that this works best on bamboo islands and islands where only 1 cliff is present. You can thank me a whole lot later.
[video]https://streamable.com/to00w[/video]
Doing that will get those tarantulas inside those enclosed spaces where they can't harm you. Also, unlike Wild World onwards, in this game, they can't jump over holes. So unless you accidentally jump over the holes, they can't bite you.
Also, make sure they don't walk towards the holes, they'll disappear if they do. Its recommended that you take your net out the second you see them, swing your net and wait at the right moment to swing your net again to catch them.
To prove this method is definitely worth your while, I also have found 2 tarantulas in the same enclosed space while doing this: ("Disclaimer!" that won't happen all the time)
[video]https://streamable.com/ypvdm[/video]
It should also be noted that this works best on bamboo islands and islands where only 1 cliff is present. You can thank me a whole lot later.
I tried it again last night on an island with cliffs and it still works. I know it takes alot of work to get the island cleared from tress etc thats the downside. Remember though its not just the bugs that spawn on the island you have to run and get rid of, the roaches on the rocks on the beach need to be cleared aswel. Sometimes around 3 of them spawned on a rock and soon as I cleared them a tarantula appeared.
KhalidPrecious
Senior Member
Can you share the video’s link?
sleepydreepy
legendary egg
Does this work for islands with no bugs? (like one of the basic islands)
I assume it works with all provided you clean it up.
Probably works best on the flat islands with no rivers though.
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